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The parade includes some boats which are not wooden, but are considered classic, he says.

"The definition of classic these days is broad, there isn't really a definition of it.

"It's what we all perceive as being a design that has features which we think are lovely."

The parade starts in the Okere Arm, just along from the Okere Falls Store towards Rotorua, where there is a grassy area beside the lake for public viewing of the boats as they parade by the starting area.

There will be a commentary over a PA system about each boat as it passes by.

The parade tracks back down the Okere Arm to Okawa Bay, where it does a loop and then heads back out into the main part of the lake to end at Wairau Bay, which is only accessible by boat, for a good "old fashioned" picnic.

At Wairau Bay the boats are lined so people can look at each other's boats and there are games for the children.